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not behind the screen of a secret ballot."
JONES BEFORE GRAND JURY
State's Attorney Hoyne was ac
cused of kidnaping another leader
of the "underworld," namely, George
Millsat, alleged to have made $10,000
clean-up in wire-tapping game by an
attorney who appeared before Judge
Petit and asked for a writ of habeas
corpus this morning.
The latest developments in the
"Chicago police scandal" is that
Mayor Harrison and Hoyne will con
fer this afternoon and that Roy J.
Jones, former cafe owner in levee dis
trict, is going before the grand jury.
This contradicts the statement he
made Saturday that he told Hoyne he
didn't know about any police graft,
for if he didn't he would not have
been called as a witness.
A big shake-up in the detective bu
reau is expected to result from
Hoyne's activities in "getting the
goods" on men working out of "head
quarters." The story told by Roy Jones, form
er cafe owner, of his treatment while 1
held a prisoner in a loop hotel, has
led the police to believe that Jones
was not the only one captured and
questioned by the state's attorney.
Jones says that Hoyne asked him
about a dozen men in the detective
bureau from Halpin down to the reg
ular "dicks," He was asked whether
he had ever given or taken money
from the police or crooks and was
grilled several times in an effort to
get him to "squeal" about the police
and crime.
The result of Hoyne's work in the
crime investigation after the Ran
dolph st. shooting match follows:
Mayor Harrison and Mr. Hoyne
will confer today.
Chief of Police Gleason jnvites
presentation of graft evidence before
trial board
State's attorney offers immunity
tp confidence men and other crooks
to tell of police graft. . ,
Anonymous letter writer threatens
Mr. Hoyne's life.
Grand jury indictments against po
licemen are promised.
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BITS OF NEWS
American Meat Packers' Ass'n
iiuiiuug a in annual convention in no-
tel LaSalle. ( )
Roman Hill, 38, 828 S. Leavitt st,
found dead in home. Gas.
Unidentified man, about 55 years
old, taken from lake at foot of Illinois
st. Poorly dressed.
Paul Jones, 7, 5138 Indiana av.,
seriously injured by auto of George
Bergen, 832 George st.
J. E. Householder, 4432 S. 5th av.,
beaten up by two "jackrollers," who
got $6. Detectives- Murphy and
Sweeney, Chicago av. station, "cap
tured men.
Eric Swanson, chauffeur, seriously
injured when his auto skidded at
Lake Shore Drive and Wiscon st. yes
terday. Robert Hesselich, Kansas City,
"jackrolled" and beat up by 4 men in
hallway at Clark and Oak sts. $10.
Lieut. Louis M! Custy, W. North
av. station, died suddenly from heart
disease on duty this morning. On
force 20 years.
Body of William Classnap, station
ary engineer, 8034 Exchange av., who
disappeared 6 weeks ago, found in
scow of Byrne Bros.' Dredging and
Engine Co. on river.
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HELD AS FAKE TAGGERS
Three girls are being held at Des
Plaines st police station on com-
piouii. ui ixlg uiuutgu o vixxiuicii. .Dell-
efit League as being fake tag sellers. )
em Depot
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LET 'EM LAUGH!
We hear that a crowd of young
folks resorting at Lake Chargogga-
goggmanchaugagogg, Chaubunagun
gamaugg, Webster, Mass., are having
a lot of fun over the mispronuncia
tion of Liege. N. Y. Tribune.